A strengthening project will be undertaken on the Charles Street bridge in Launceston under the $100 million Freight Capacity Upgrade Program.
Critical work will be undertaken to bolster this key bridge in Tasmania’s metropolitan road network as the first stage of the jointly funded program gets underway.
The Australian Government has committed $80 million to the transformational program, with the Tasmanian Government set to contribute $20 million.
The program will increase the freight capacity of critical and regional freight routes across the Apple Isle by strengthening or replacing various bridges and improving sections of roads.
Charles Street Bridge is among 11 bridges to undergo strengthening during stage one, which will also see two other bridges replaced, and road improvement works carried out at 14 other sites.
The program is being delivered over five years with design for select Stage 1 projects already underway. Tenders for the Charles Street Bridge strengthening, along with other bridge sites, are expected to be called during mid-2023, with construction starting later in the year.
